Royal Moroccan Army

Royal Moroccan Army
Arabic: القوات البرية الملكية المغربية
Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ
Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army
Founded14 May 1956 (1088) 935 years the old version
Country Morocco
AllegianceKing of Morocco
BranchArmy
RoleLand force
Size175,000[1]
Part ofRoyal Moroccan Armed Forces
Motto(s)God, Homeland, King
Arabic: الله ,الوطن ,الملك
Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ
Anniversaries14 May
EngagementsIfni War

Sand War
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Western Sahara War
Shaba I
Gulf War
Battle of Mogadishu
Operation Scorched Earth(alleged)

Central African Republic conflict
Commanders
Supreme Commander of the Armed ForcesMohammed VI of Morocco
Minister-Delegate of the Administration of DefenseAbdellatif Loudiyi
General Inspector of the Armed ForcesMohammed Berrid
Notable
commanders
Ahmed Dlimi
Insignia
Army Insignia

The Royal Moroccan Army (Arabic: القوات البرية الملكية المغربية Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ tasrdast tagldant) is the branch of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations.

The Royal Moroccan Army is about 215,000 troops strong and consists of 195,000 professional soldiers and 20,000 conscripts.[2] In case of war or state of siege, an additional force of 150,000 Reservists[citation needed] and paramilitary forces, including 24,000 regulars of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie and 30,000 Auxiliary Forces come under the Ministry of Defense command.

Army forces from Morocco have taken part in different wars and battles during the twentieth century, from World War I, to the recent Central African Republic conflict.[3]

  1. ^ "The Military Balance 2021 Volume 121 P.314-377". The Military Balance. 121 (1): 314–377. January 2021. doi:10.1080/04597222.2021.1868796. S2CID 232050772.
  2. ^ "الخدمة العسكرية.. تكوين 20 ألف مجند في 2022 سيُكلف أزيد من 55 مليار سنتيم". al3omk.com (in Arabic). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "UN Secretary General Grateful to Morocco for Action for Stability in Central African Republic". www.moroccanembassy.sa.